TODAY'S FORECAST: Mostly cloudy, chance of showers and thunderstorms

Drivers crossing through valleys in eastern NY should be prepared to hit areas of reduced visibility, as low as a quarter mile.

A chance of showers develops during the afternoon Friday.

WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures will be around for Wednesday, with a slight chance for a stray shower.

East winds at 5-10 miles per hour. The rain chance is 40%.

Friday is looking like another mainly dry day; however, we will see more clouds through the afternoon. There will still be scattered to isolated showers in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Winds E/N around 5 miles per hour.

A cold front trailing behind low pressure will spark up scattered thunderstorms across the region Friday, with storms diminishing west to east through Saturday morning. Mostly cloudy with a low around 72. The average high for August 12 at Bradley Airport in Windsor Locks is 84 degrees. (That being said, the precipitation chance is minimal and the weather is now not expected to affect fireworks to close out Musikfest).

Thunderstorms are possible today in the Kansas City area.

Tomorrow: Overcast with scattered showers and storms (50%). Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. The upper level high will continue to dominate, keeping rain chances low.

Overnight tonight, we will have mostly cloudy skies become partly cloudy with temperatures falling to the mid 70s.

Skies will remain cloudy into Tuesday night as more moisture comes into the area.

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